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Notable alumni include former premier of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, a heroine of Malala's, and Burma's pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as former British prime minister David Cameron and his one-time Labour opponent Ed Miliband.

PPE is also one of the prestigious university's most over-subscribed courses, according to figures shown to the Press Association earlier this month.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling was among those to congratulate Malala on social media.